Program Manager Resume

SUMMARY

Strong blend of Information Systems and Management Skills
Experienced in Project Plan Development, Change Control, Scheduling, Task Assignment, Cost Estimating, Budgeting, Change and Configuration Management, Risk Management and Staff Management
Involved in the budgeting and planning phases for Projects in alignment with the Corporate Initiative
Excellent working knowledge and experience on SOx, COSO, COBIT, and all compliance and regulatory standards
Extensive research and study done on Six Sigma Methodologies
Strong Knowledge of CMM and ISO standards
Experience with SDLC methodologies and RUP
Excellent Verbal and Written Communication Skills
Highly motivated and results oriented individual with a commitment to excellence

TECHNICAL SKILLS

PMP, Portfolio Management, Program Management, ITIL, Six Sigma, SOX Compliance, Risk Management
MS Project, Primavera, Visio, Smartdraw, Rational Rose, Function Point Analysis, Microsoft Office Suite
UNIX, Visual Basic, C, C++, HTML, DHTML, Java, SQL Plus, FTP, AutoCAD, ClearQuest
RequisitePro, Microsoft Technologies such as Power Point, Excel & Access

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Program Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Managed multiple projects for the company’s Messaging Portfolio
Involved in the full life cycle of the project from inception to application stabilization
Managed Scope, schedule, and delivery
Mitigated Risk by identifying, escalating, and resolving issues across multiple delivery groups and projects
Simultaneously managed projects following both traditional waterfall as well as iterative and incremental methods such as Scrum
Interacted with external and internal auditors in regular audits of the applications in the Messaging portfolio
Assessed project issues and identified solutions to meet customer goals
Synchronized the efforts of major initiatives that involved multiple groups and departments
Considered, prioritized and balanced the competing needs of diverse stakeholders
Nurtured relationships with various project sponsors as well as Business and IT executives
Worked extensively in MS Project Server for project reporting, and aligning the Messaging portfolio projects with the organization’s overall mission

Senior Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Completed a detailed analysis of the alignment between key Confidential business processes and its technology solutions
Reviewed key technology practices especially in Oracle Fusion Middleware to recommend suggested best practices
Helped establish the Solution Architecture Competency Center (SAC2)
Drafted the Charter, and procedures for the SAC2 Board
Conducted Weekly SAC2 meetings
Interacted with all levels of management, and with internal teams and external vendors to ensure best practices for various technologies were developed, adopted and practiced on an ongoing basis

Program Manager

Confidential, Bloomington, IL

Responsibilities:

Managed multiple projects for the Management Analysis of Risk and Controls (MARC) Portfolio
Completed a detailed analysis of the key business processes of Confidential to identify key risks and vulnerabilities
Recommended appropriate controls to mitigate risks
Worked with various business groups both internally and externally
Completed a detailed analysis of the entire bank’s business process from a COSO perspective
Consulted with all the key departments in Confidential to minimize the risk exposure of the enterprise
Responsible for advising clients in Risk Management
Helped establish requirements and set guidelines for the implementation of Archer to track all risk, controls and remediation items
Conducted Risk Assessment with Business Unit Senior Executive Management to develop a focused risk based internal audit plan that optimized risk coverage and value delivered